Analysis of developmentally expressed antigens in Polysphondylium pallidum

Developmental Genetics
C D Vocke, E C Cox

Abstract

A series of monoclonal antibodies were previously raised against developing Polysphondylium pallidum cells. In this work, six of these antibodies have been used as probes to identify and characterize antigens regulated during development. Soluble and membrane fractions of P. pallidum cells at six stages of development or three stages of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-induced development were run in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gels and subjected to Western blot analysis. Three of the monoclonals, anti-Tp200, anti-Tp423, and anti-Pg101, stain sorogen tips. Tp423 and Tp200 are membrane-associated antigens; both are stable to urea extraction, and Tp200 remains in the membrane after NaOH extraction. Tp423 is present in starved cells but is more prominent in sorogens and particularly in cAMP-developed cells. In contrast, Tp200 is first detected in early to mid-aggregation and is more abundant late in development. Pg101, which is expressed as a gradient with its highest concentration in tips, first appears in tight aggregates but is much more abundant in sorogens; unlike the Tp antigens, Pg101 is not greatly induced in cAMP-developed cells. All three of these antigens undergo changes in apparent molecular weight...Continue Reading

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